J.-H. Rosny
J.-H. Rosny Aîne, or Joseph-Henri Boëx (1856 – 1940), was born in Brussels, Belgium and wrote prolifically and in a variety of genres: science fiction, fantastic and supernatural tales, prehistoric novels of the "lost race" variety (from which the film The Quest for Fire was made), and a series of realistic narratives in the tradition of Emile Zola's naturalistic novel.